Social Innovation

1. Social Entrepreneurs that employ innovative, market-based approaches to directly address social issues.

2. Corporate Social Intrapreneurs  that use their influence to make companies more inclusive and purposeful.

3. Public Social Intrapreneurs that work to create better policy environments and public programmes within institutions of government.

4. Collective Social Innovation  - recognising leaders who have brought together organizations to solve complex problems that cannot be tackled by individual actors.

Equality innovations

• Promote equality across ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and disability

• Promote equal job opportunities, fair reward system, and healthy work ethics

• Provide equal accessibility to offerings

1. Iceland & Finland - Equal paid paternity & maternity leave to tackle the gender wage gap

2. California - Regulations ensuring females are on boards

3. CitizenLab - Digital platforms enabling citizens to interact with political reps

4. Access to Finance Rwanda - Microinsurance for people living in poverty

5. Pivotal Ventures - Investments in women in tech

6. Ellevest - Investment strategies designed for women

7. Artificial sun - Artificial lighting to encourage food growth in extreme climates

8. The PaperWeight Armband - Wearables that can identify malnutrition

9. VR - Virtual reality headsets for women’s eyes

Community innovations

• Encourage employee self-development and contribution

• Support the mental and physical health of employees

• Build collaborative partnerships

1. Mexico = 3D-Printed homes and neighborhoods

2. Squirrel AI Learning - Personalized tutoring through AI

3. Teacherly - Knowledge-Sharing platform to improve teaching skills

4. Food forests - Government-owned food forests

5. Sophie’s Kitchen - Algae protein for nutrition in poorer regions

6. Desert Control - Liquid nano-clay can grow crops in deserts

7. Chem - Water cleaned by the sun

Empowerment innovations

• Encourage employee self-development and contribution

• Support the mental and physical health of employees

• Build collaborative partnerships

1. Waggl - Anonymous feedback platforms enabling employees to have a say

2. Uman AI - Workplace knowledge sharing via AI

3. Limeade ONE - Apps to help the workforce feel engaged, heard, and supported

4. Microsoft Japan - 4-Day work weeks

5. Wealthsimple - Socially responsible robo-advisor

6. Triodos - Transparent banking and ethical loans

Session 1: Systems Work Is Not a Thought Experiment, It’s a Continual Practice

Session 2: Could This Be the Future of Our Economic System? A Discussion on 'Mutualism'

Session 3: Rapid Talks: Driving Policy Change and the Need for Government

Session 4: Philanthropy, Healing, and the Journey to Decolonization and Antiracism

Session 5: Who Owns Poverty? Who Should?

Session 6: Philanthropy Has Been Wrong About Rural America for Too Long

Session 7: When the Wall of Exclusion Comes Down, Everybody Benefits: Overcoming Ableism

Session 8: What Data Makes Possible: Access, Inclusion, and Participation

Session 9: Power to the People: Creating Social Movements That Have Impact

Session 10: Valuing Nature in Decisions for Climate and Planetary Security

Session 11: New Approaches to Global Development

Session 12: Rapid Talks: Citizen-Led Social Innovation and Societal Platforms in Egypt and India

Session 13: Youth Activism and the Future of the Global Climate Movement

Session 14: The World That George Floyd Made: Can Social Innovation Rise to Meet the Moment and Its Demands?